In the cold season, thick clouds gathered in the sky, and it was dark and unclear. Snowflakes were still dancing, and ice and snow were everywhere.

On the long street, in the cold whistling wind, a short figure was wrapped in plain clothes with long hair spreading out, walking hard in the snow.

Every several steps she would stop and kneel in the snow, protruding deeply before getting up and walking again.

The cold wind tore at her slightly gray hair wantonly and wrecked her thinly clothed body. She stepped forward resolutely with determination on her purple-red face.

She was followed by two maids and two servants. They carried cloth-bagged bamboo baskets on their shoulders, taking out food, gold, and silver from time to time and distributing them to people on the road.

"God, I beg you to open your eyes! Please bless my daughter! She is not conceiving a bane. She is having His Majesty's child. Your Majesty, I beg you to be merciful..."

This person was the wife of Duke Min, the biological mother of Gu Yunyao.

Hearing that her daughter was pregnant on that day, Duchess Min was overjoyed. Regardless of the painful experience of being insulted by her in public, she clamored to go to the palace to meet her daughter.

Min Rui was also happy and promised to take his wife to the palace banquet on Lunar New Year's Eve. He didn't expect that the dream turned into a disaster in the blink of an eye.

Learning that her daughter was in trouble in the palace and she was accused of being pregnant with a wicked baby, Duchess Min couldn't sleep all night and was mourning all day long.

In the end, she could no longer stay at ease in the palace. So she took advantage of the snowy day to take off her robe and hairpin and led the people to march out from the palace to the Meridian Gate of the Palace. She kneeled and prayed to the heavens along the way and distributed property to people on the sides.

Duke Min couldn't agree with his wife's extreme behavior but knew that his daughter had been framed by a shyster this time. He was also angry, so he simply let his wife do so.

Some matters solved by women may be in a position to yield twice the result with half the effort.

In this way, on the first day, Duchess Min led servants to the Meridian Gate and was stopped outside by the Honour Guards. She kneeled under the city wall for two hours before staggering away.

Early in the morning of the second day, Duchess Min kneeled outside the Meridian Gate all morning, yelling "unjust".

Until the third day, she kneeled again, and some people who lost their family members in the plague threw eggs and stones at her. They cursed Concubine Yu in anger and the child that Concubine Yu was pregnant with.

However, Duchess Min did not back down or argue with those people. And then she kneeled under the palace all day. Until she fainted when exhausted, she was carried back to the palace.

After learning of Duchess Min's behavior, the emperor was moved for a while. He started to doubt the rumor that Concubine Yu was pregnant with a demon.

…

In the Yongning Palace, the night was quiet, and the shadow of the red candles was shaking.

Wan Yuyao sat in front of the makeup mirror, with her brocade clothes taken off and hair scattered. On her side, Lihu wiped the golden hairpins with silk and put them into the lacquer tray carefully.

"Did he get it?"

Suddenly the master asked. Lihu put down the things hurriedly. She cupped her hands together, lowered her eyebrows, and said in a low voice,

"Your Grace, he gets it. It will be used by His Majesty tonight."

"Hmm..." Wan Yuyao's lips moved slightly, cold and arrogant. She stared at herself opposite the mirror with bright eyes,

"Just a little bit. His Majesty will have peace of mind tonight... Humph, this matter must be kept secret. And Jiang must know that if he doesn't do it, his family and he will die."

"Yes." Lihu lightly raised her head and smiled flatly, "Your Grace, please be at ease, and I will successfully accomplish your mission."

…

In the Qinming Hall, Emperor Jingxiao lay on the bed and felt drowsy.

A dim noise came into the embroidered curtain tent, and the emperor was disturbed. He twisted his brows and got out of bed.

He called Lord Hu, but no one responded. The emperor was infuriated and hurriedly pushed the door. Then he was blinded by the white light.

The emperor turned his head and closed his eyes involuntarily, and then he opened his eyes again after adapting for a moment. He suddenly found that he had been outside the palace.

The front view was wide and there was no one around. On the straight and long palace road, there were only a few little children in flowered jackets and pants, holding hands in a circle, turning around, and humming a rhyme,

" The world is covered with wind and snow, and the pitiful capital is afflicted by the plague. The western Mars transferred to the east, and the black dragon is the cause of the disaster. "

"How dare you!"

Emperor Jingxiao was furious. He shouted and rushed forward. However, in a blink of an eye, those children disappeared. The dead bodies were lined up on the road, and bones were stacked everywhere.

The emperor exclaimed. When he raised his eyes, he saw the sky stained with blood, but the nursery rhyme kept reverberating in the air.

Emperor Jingxiao fell to the ground, covering his ears in pain and shaking his head,

"No, no!"

Standing up, Emperor Jingxiao roared and awakened from the nightmare. His forehead was covered with sweat. The smooth yellow silk bedclothes clung to his cold skin and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Lord Hu pushed the door in, stopped in front of the bed, and looked at the weak and limp black shadow on the veil with panic. After a long while, the emperor's dull and tired voice came out,

"Summon imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital."

At the same moment, by the lotus pond, Zhao An holding the palace lantern reached the agreed place. He saw the man in the robe with pythons and a high hat as expected.

"Master Leng."

Zhao An bowed with his face humble and cautious.

Leng Qingtang turned to Zhao An with little expression on his handsome face,

"I have an errand for you..."

…

Early in the morning, Gu Yunxi saw Huanan Jiyan rushing into the Chuxiu Palace with Prince Chen hurriedly, and Lu Qiange followed them.

"What happened?"

Gu Yunxi grabbed the princess and asked, and she was worried.

"I want to meet Concubine Xu. Father is going to take action against Concubine Yu!"

Huanan Jiyan looked even more anxious than Gu Yunxi,

"Tu Muxue, Go and report for me!"

With a "boom" on Gu Yunxi's head, she felt a little dizzy, and her face was pale. She whispered,

"Why... That's the His Majesty's own child! It was said the day before yesterday that he would not look into this matter anymore. How?"

Prince Chen blinked his eyebrows with a naive expression on his face,

"I heard that Father had a nightmare. He doesn't like my unborn little brother anymore... Oh, I want my brother to play with me. I don't want my brother to die..."

Gu Yunxi pondered for a while, turned around, and walked away from the door. Huanan Jiyan stopped her when she saw it,

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Go and find someone to help."

"Tu Muxue, do you expect the eunuch of the Eastern Depot to come forward and rescue Concubine Yu?"

Lu Qiange's clear purple eyes instantly read Gu Yunxi's mind. He folded his arms around his chest, and his face was full of disdain.

Gu Yunxi glared at him without saying a word, turned, and ran out.

She rushed all the way to the Imperial Ceremony Office, but fortunately, Leng Qingtang was there.

Suddenly seeing Gu Yunxi rushing in with a sad expression and messy hair, he knew why she came.

When the eunuchs stepped back, Gu Yunxi grabbed the sleeve of Leng Qingtang and cried out,

"Master, Master, please save my sister. Yunyao was framed as soon as she was pregnant with His Majesty's child. Please go to the Xiaoye Chamber and stop His Majesty."

Gu Yunxi always believed in Leng Qingtang, and he said that he was available when she was uncertain about anything. It was an emergency now, and she believed that the only person who could save Gu Yunyao and her child was the Master!

After hearing what Gu Yunxi asked for, Leng Qingtang smiled softly and stretched his arms to support her shoulders,

"My girl, Yunyao will be fine."

Gu Yunxi was soothed and became calm. She looked at the Master with tears in her eyes skeptically,

"You, do you think of a way to get rid of the grievances for my sister?"

"Anyway, you believe me." The Master's eyes were full of brilliance as if he had been confident.

Gu Yunxi was so moved by this. Her ears became hot unconsciously, and she nodded ignorantly.

Leng Qingtang smiled when he saw it and patted her back. His tone of voice sounded a little anxious,

"Okay, I have something else to do. You go back to the Chuxiu Palace first, and remember what I said."

"Then, Master, take care of yourself."

Gu Yunxi returned to the Chuxiu Palace full of thoughts and was asked to go to the Main Hall as soon as she entered the gate.

Concubine Xu was putting on a cloak. When she saw Gu Yunxi, she rebuked,

"Where did you go just now? Something happened to the Xiaoye Chamber. Go to the Xiaoye Chamber with me as soon as possible."

Gu Yunxi didn't dare to neglect, so she cleaned up and went straight to the Xiaoye Chamber with Concubine Xu's honor guards.

Just now Huanan Jiyan came to report that the emperor woke up from a dream last night and immediately changed his mind. The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital were summoned overnight to prescribe for Concubine Yu's abortion.

Just after breakfast, the emperor came to the Xiaoye Chamber with the medicine, intending to force Gu Yunyao to have an abortion by himself.

Just when Huanan Jiyan ran out of the Kunning Palace, Empress Qian also got up to the Xiaoye Chamber in an attempt to prevent the emperor from making a big mistake.

Concubine Xu's sedan almost trotted to the Xiaoye Chamber.

Just outside the gate, a group of magnificent honor guards could be seen. The imperial sedan with the mantle that five dragons were embroidered on it stood at the most conspicuous place, showing that the owner of the honor guards was extraordinary.

Concubine Xu was frightened, and it was indeed the emperor who had come first.

Gu Yunxi's heart was tight. Was it still timely to come to the Xiaoye Chamber at this time?

When the eunuch at the gate saw Concubine Xu, he bowed his head and immediately shook the horsetail whisk to prevent the people from the Chuxiu Palace from entering.

Concubine Xu was extremely ambivalent, and she didn't say a word. Her eyes widened and were clear, seeming to have experienced an unprecedented fierce struggling in her mind. She finally gritted her teeth,

"Forget it. I'm also a mother, so how don't I know the pain of pregnancy for ten months? For the sake of my sister, I don't care about anything today. Come on, break into the palace!"

With an order, Gu Yunxi stepped forward, and her arms bounced away from the eunuch's interception. Concubine Xu and her followers were allowed to enter the palace successfully.

They heard Gu Yunyao's miserable voice while reaching the corridor of the Main Hall,

"Your Majesty, you are determined to do so. How dare I not follow your command? But you have to remember this day. It is you... who kill your child..."

"What? My child? Humph, he is the reincarnation of a demon star. He caused a disaster for the human world before he is born. I am the emperor and can't tolerate him! You drink this medicine quickly, and you are still Concubine Yu from now on! "

The emperor's cold words and unfeeling words shocked Concubine Xu, who was just waiting to pick the curtain and was stopped by the general manager Lord Hu.

His face was full of nervousness. In the severe cold season, he was already sweating profusely under the porch and waved his hand to Concubine Xu over and over again,

"Your Grace, please adopt my advice. His Majesty has made up his mind on this matter, and you can't control it!"

Concubine Xu was awe-inspiring. She pushed him away and rushed in. The Main Hall was full of people kneeling, and the emperor's face was gloomy. Empress Qian was sobbing under the emperor's feet. Song Qin knelt in the corner with tears splashing her face. Zhao An's clothes were messy, and he was pinned by two eunuchs tightly on the ground. With his face full of grief and resentment, he had only fought fiercely with others just now for the sake of protecting the master.

Concubine Xu saw Gu Yunyao sitting at the table holding a white jade bowl with loose temples and wet red eyes. She suddenly felt heartache and rushed forward to grab the bowl.

When Emperor Jingxiao saw that, he pointed at Concubine Xu and screamed,

"How dare you!"

Concubine Xu was trembling and suddenly stopped. With tears in her eyes, she knelt on the ground,

"Your Majesty, there are truths and falsehoods about the aspect astrology. The emperor will kill his own child only because of Observatory Director alone? This, this is not a wise way for the emperor of a country!"

"How dare you! Are you referring to me as a fatuous and self-indulgent ruler?"

Emperor Jingxiao was furious and his round pupils were scarlet as if blood bursting.

"Of course not, Your Majesty..."

Concubine Xu trembled in horror, nodded her head, lowered her eyebrows, and begged,

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yu has always been weak, and this is her first pregnancy. Forcibly aborting the baby may damage the mother's body. Please think twice!"

Emperor Jingxiao was angry. How could he accept these remarks? He just screamed,

"Shut up! Don't I know how to love her? There are imperial physicians in the palace. When the demon dies, I will find the best imperial physician to treat Concubine Yu. I have decided, so there is no need to say more!"

"Your Majesty..."

Concubine Xu raised her face in shock, and two strings of clear tears rolled down.

On the side, Gu Yunyao held the bowl quietly, smiling lightly and bitterly. She looked sad and relieved,

"Your Grace, Sister Xu, you don't have to help me anymore. I thank you for your long-term care, but I know that this child shouldn't come into this world. Everything is God's will..."

"Yaoer, take my advice. Quickly drink the medicine, and I will have children with you in the future. Now that you are a concubine, you still need to be aware of everything. I don't want those people outside to hurt you."

The emperor stood up. His eyes were not warm, and his voice was cold.

Gu Yunyao chuckled, looking at the emperor with a hazy gaze as if looking at a stranger. Then she put the bowl to her mouth without saying a word...

"Your Grace!"

"Sister!"

For a moment it was dead silent.

Several people opened their eyes to the limit and stared blankly at Gu Yunyao as she raised her head and swallowed the whole bowl of medicine. She smashed the medicine bowl and laughed at the broken jade with tears,

"Haha... hahaha..."